Bibliograph

The greatest experiment ever performed on women, exploding the estrogen myth, Barbara Seaman

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The greatest experiment ever performed on women, exploding the estrogen myth, Barbara Seaman

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-320) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The greatest experiment ever performed on women

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

52515011

Responsibility statement

Barbara Seaman

Sub title

exploding the estrogen myth

Summary

Examines the use of estrogen in treating menopausal women, debunking myths about the use of hormones in preventing disease, detailing estrogen's detrimental health impact, and explaining when it is safe and helpful

Table Of Contents

pt. I. How did all this happen? -- Introduction I. Smart doctors, foolish forecasters -- 1. On the path to Premarin -- 2. Fountain of youth or Golden Fleece? -- 3. How has Premarin fared in the United States, and who was Robert Wilson? -- 4. A daring program to keep women young -- 5. Crazy people in America -- 6. Censorship, class-action lawsuits, and dangerous off-label prescription drugs -- 7. Madeline Gray : when nature throws the book at the menopausal woman -- 8. Poison by prescription -- 9. Ladies' night out -- 10. If the truth be told -- 11. Alice keeps busy and the FDA comes through -- pt. II. What do we know now? -- Introduction II. Between a rock and a hard place -- 12. Getting to the heart of the matter : estrogen, heart disease, and the triumph of suggestion over science -- 13. Health in the balance : understanding bones, bone loss, and new methods of osteoporosis prevention and treatment -- 14. Losing our minds to hormones : the premature prescribing of estrogen for Alzheimer's disease -- 15. And bear in mind, swimming in the sea of estrogens -- Appendix. Over the menopausal rainbow

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